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Re: Please HELP!!!!! [message #4862]

Fri, 18 August 1995 00:00

Richard Olsen
Messages: 10
Registered: November 1994

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phil@peace.med.ohio-state.edu (Phil) wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I have a problem that is only loosely related to IDL that I hope one
> of you can help me out. I want to take the bytes from a 32-bit
> floating point number and determine the floating point value of it. I
> etc......

Almost an answer:

You don't specify the computer you are using, and that has an
influence on the answer. I checked on the SGI, and get the same
answer, so this implies IEEE standard. Look in Brand Fortner's
book on how data are stored - available from Spyglass, if not
in local stores.

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